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162-2025: Scheduled Outage: Saturday 31 May to Sunday 01 June 2025 – DAFF messaging
26 May 2025
Who does this notice affect?
All clients submitting the below declarations:
- Full Import Declaration (FID)
- Long Form Self Assessed Clearance (LFSAC)
- Short Form Self Assessed Clearance (SFSAC)
- Cargo Report Self Assessed Clearance (CRSAC)
- Cargo Report Personal Effects (PE)
All clients required to use the Export / Next Export Documentation (EXDOC/NEXDOC) systems during this planned maintenance period.
Avian influenza remains high on the agenda for Australia’s Animal Health Committee
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159-2025: Indexation of the SAC cost recovery charge for the 2025-26 financial year
23 May 2025
Who does this notice affect?
All parties who report SAC declarations in the Integrated Cargo System (ICS) from 1 July 2025
What has changed?
The department has undertaken the annual review of all regulatory charges for biosecurity and imported foods, including the SAC cost recovery charge.
In line with the outcomes of this review and the relevant cost recovery regulations, indexation provisions will apply to the SAC cost recovery charge for the 2025-26 financial year.
The SAC cost recovery charge will be 37 cents from 1 July 2025.
2025-07: Public consultation on tranche 1 matters - Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL) 4.0 review
22 May 2025
Species: All
Countries: All
Attention
- All Stakeholders
Purpose
To advise all stakeholders that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has commenced public consultation on tranche 1 matters in the ASEL 4.0 review.
Biosecurity industry reporting
Industry Reporting provides approved arrangement class 19 biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons with visibility of their in-progress entries referred to the department. The reports provide users with consignment specific and historical data and enable a search capability for a specific entry reference to find details on:
- cargo status
- fees reporting
- approved arrangement class 19.2 usage & uptake
Who can use the industry reporting?
Approved arrangement class 19 biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons.
MAA 2025-11: Milk and Milk Products: India: Removal of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification mark requirement for infant nutrition products
Date of issue: 22 May 2025
Date of effect: Immediate
Related MAAs: N/A
157-2025: List of unregistered treatment providers update: treatment provider unacceptable – SEVEN DASHERS IMPEX PRIVATE LIMITED (AEI: PK0010TP)
22 May 2025
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, offshore treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal agents and master consolidators.
What has changed?
Following the identification of critical non-compliance, we have listed SEVEN DASHERS IMPEX PRIVATE LIMITED (AEI: PK0010TP) as ‘unacceptable’ on the List of unregistered providers.